"præ-emption" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1703, Joseph Gander, The Glory of Her Sacred Majesty Queen Anne, page 104:",
          "text": "By the Benefit of which Præ-emption alone, (nevertheleſs ’tis hoped) that about Twenty thouſand pound Sterling per Year or more, may be eaſily raiſed as a Fund or Stock […]",
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